1. Link to NPR interview with the duo Black Violin
http://www.npr.org/2015/09/17/440603268/with-stereotypes-a-duo-raised-on-hip-hop-and-classical-has-it-both-ways
2. Here is a link for a short TED talk on music and the brain. Playing a musical instrument is great for your brain!!
http://trendinghot.net/what-playing-a-musical-instrument-does-to-your-brain/
3. Here is a link for an article about how learning to play a muisical instrument before the age of 9 protects the brain after age 60. . http://www.futurity.org/music-before-age-9-protects-brain-after-60/